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More details needed on conflicted remuneration guide

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have welcomed the release of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) guidance on conflicted remuneration but have asked for more clarity on ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
The Australian market has shot up by more than one-and-a-half per cent at noon, with investors using yesterday's falls to lap up cheaper stocks. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner describes it as a relief rally following Monday's decline. ...

NGS Super lists portfolio holdings

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
NGS Super has made detailed investment information available to all members online, in what could be a growing trend for the superannuation industry. Chief executive Anthony Rodwell-Ball said the move will provide greater transparency about the holdings ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after falling sharply on Monday dragged down by the resourses sector and following mixed results on international bourses. At 0630 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 31 ...

Debt free and dividend rich: Fiducian

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
Listed financial services provider Fiducian Portfolio Services has posted consolidated profit after tax for the half-year to December of $1.69 million, in a period that saw the company wrap up its two-year long system upgrade and acquisitions. This ...

Industry bodies welcome Code of Conduct update

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have welcomed the release of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) guidance on the regulatory code of conduct. After the release of the guidance ...

Former Lonsec MD pleads guilty to insider trading

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
Former managing director of stockbroking firm Lonsec Norman John Graham pleaded guilty to two charges of insider trading, the Australian Securities and Investments Comission (ASIC) announced on Friday. The charges relate to an order that Graham placed ...

Time for Japan sceptics to think again

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
The Bank of Japan's shift to a pro-business policy is a landmark decision, according to Nikko AM, which believes that the world's third largest economy is finally ready to deliver after two decades of sub-standard returns. Japanese equities have delivered ...

Australian Ethical profits jump

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
Australian Ethical Investment has posted a 71% rise in profits following significant improvements to its operations. The fund manager reported a net profit after tax of $487,000 for the six months to 31 December 2012. Managing director Phil Vernon said ...

Vanguard cuts costs on intl equities ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
Vanguard has reduced the headline cost of its All-World ex-US Shares Index Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) from 0.18% to 0.15%. According to the index fund specialist, the management expense ratio on the product has fallen by an average of 10 basis points ...